Soils of the Past : An Introduction to Paleopedology

Name: Soils of the Past : An Introduction to Paleopedology
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ISBN: 9780045511280

ISBN-10: 0045511284

ISBN-13: 9780045511280

Edition: 1989

Authors: Gregory J. Retallack

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Book details

List price: $134.50
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Soils and Palesols
Paleopedology
Soils and under the landscape
Feature of Fossil Soils
Soil-Forming processes
Soil Classification
Mapping and Naming Palesols
Alteration of Paleosols after burial
Factors in soil formation
Models of Soil Formation
Climate.Organisms
Topographic relief as a factor
Parent Material as a factor
Time as a Factor
Fossil record of Soils
A long-term natural experiment in pedogenesis
Soils of other worlds
Earth's earliest landscapes
Earl life on land
Large plants and animals o land
Afforestation of the Land
Grasses in Dry continental Interiors
Human Impact on Landscapes
Glossary
References
Index
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